“And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months.”
The ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months—the *shivat yarim* (seven months) is a period of uncleanness, linking the ark's exile to ritual impurity. Seven is both a divine number (symbolizing complete judgment) and a period of purification.
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